Calloused – v2

The boards of the cabins, leaning

against the wind off the ocean,

Sanded and buffeted

weathered gray;

Boards bent to the touch

Their seams and veins

the ancient grain exposed to nature;

Calloused skin, bleached,

on the windward side

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edited January 16, 2016

Calloused – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/calloused-v4.html

(editing version 3)

edited November 1, 2015

Calloused – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/calloused-v3.html

(editing original)

edited October 26, 2015

Calloused – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/calloused-v2.html

2/9/2010

Calloused

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/02/calloused.html

on Nantucket, MA

and on Martha’s Vineyard, MA

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